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Air Canada

Beyond the bytes: Partnerships pushing product progress

11 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Air Canada ERJ175, soon to be fitted with better Wi-Fi, and fully free for passengers.

Air Canada’s newly expanded relationship with Intelsat shows off the power of jointly developing not just a bandwidth map, but partnering on how that service is delivered, to the airline and to passengers on board.

This story is about: 737 MAX, Air Canada, air-to-ground, ATG, CRJ900, Dave Bijur, E175, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ku-band, Mark Nasr, Norman Haughton, OneWeb, portal, regional jet, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Air Canada expands Intelsat partnership for in-flight Wi-Fi on 737 MAX, regional jets

5 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Air Canada's 737 MAX in flight; soon to be fitted with Intelsat's 2Ku inflight internet solution

Updated inflight internet systems are coming to Air Canada’s 737 MAX and regional jets. In total, approximately 100 planes will see Intelsat’s systems installed in the years ahead.

This story is about: 2Ku, 737 MAX, Air Canada, air-to-ground, ATG, CRJ900, Dave Bijur, E175, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, Ka2517, Ku-band, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mark Nasr, OneWeb, regional jet, Satellite, Stellar Blu, Thales, Thales Inflyt, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Seeking understanding in the IFC world

6 July 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

No one likes to admit it, but every now and then a deal signed to deliver services for an airline turns sour. But those failures are also typically managed privately, and with minimal sniping between parties. When that veil of propriety is pierced, however, things get interesting in a hurry.

This story is about: 2Ku, Aeroplan, Air Canada, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, Anuvu, embedded IFE, Global Eagle, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Intelsat, Ku3030, Norman Haughton, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, portal, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Stellar Blu, Thales, Thales FlytLIVE, Thales Inflyt, ThinKom, TK Kallenbach Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Another regional connectivity deal is done

7 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

ThinKom's ThinAir family now has a new kid brother. The company formally launched the ThinAir Ka1717 offering this week, offering a smaller, lighter solution targeting the regional jet market.

No one is willing to spill the beans completely, but it appears ThinKom has secured an airline launch customer for its Ka1717 regional jet inflight internet solution.

This story is about: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Bill Milroy, Delta Air Lines, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat Global, Jupiter, Ka1717, regional jet, SES-17, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate, Thales, ThinAir, ThinKom, United Airlines, ViaSat, ViaSat-3 Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Air Canada plans more free Wi-Fi with regional jet upgrades

6 June 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

An Air Canada ERJ175, soon to be fitted with better Wi-Fi, and fully free for passengers.

Free Wi-Fi is coming to Air Canada’s region jet fleet. And, unlike the messaging solution recently announced for the mainline flight, this service will be open for browsing, streaming, and more.

This story is about: Air Canada, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX23, embedded IFE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, Intelsat, Norman Haughton Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Air Canada brings free messaging online, expands live TV coverage

3 May 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Air Canada plans a big boost to its WiFi offerings on board, including a free messaging for travelers. Live television access on board is also expanding.

This story is about: 2Ku, Aeroplan, Air Canada, embedded IFE, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFE, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Intelsat, live television, live tv, loyalty, MileagePlus, Miles and More, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Skywards, Thales Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty, PremCat

Air Canada adds live television on board

21 November 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Live news and sports is now flying on Air Canada. The carrier is adding six channels of Canadian television, in English and French, to its inflight entertainment package, powered by Panasonic Avionics and Intelsat 2Ku.

This story is about: Air Canada, embedded IFE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, John Moody, live television, live tv, Norman Haughton, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation Filed Under: IFEC

Star Alliance, HSBC launch an Australian credit card

15 November 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The new Star Alliance credit card, first teased in May of this year, is now live in Australia. Launched in partnership with HSBC, the first of its kind co-brand credit card allows members to earn Star Alliance Points and elite status with seven partner airline loyalty programs.

This story is about: Air Canada, Air New Zealand, alliances, Australia, awards, credit card, credit cards, elite status, EVA, HSBC, points, rewards, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Star Alliance, Thai Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Visa Filed Under: Loyalty

Pairing, casting and streaming: The next generation of inflight entertainment emerges

2 November 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Casting content from a personal device to the in-seat screens will be part of the next generation of inflight entertainment

The next generation of IFE is coming, and it will feature at-home entertainment concepts, including pairing and casting from personal devices, as well as streaming content from online providers. And, quite likely, a new generation of suppliers will also participate in the developments.

This story is about: Air Canada, amazon, APEXEXPO, APEXEXPO22, Apios, Astrova, embedded IFE, Hulu, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight entertainment, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, Netflix, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Streaming IFE, WAF22, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: IFEC

Air Canada boosts A220 fleet plan

26 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

An Air Canada A220 taxiing at the carrier's Montreal hub

Air Canada will add another 15 A220-300 aircraft to its fleet. The carrier announced it will exercise options expanding its commitment to 60 A220s, with 31 currently in service.

This story is about: 2Ku, A220, A220-300, Air Canada, Airbus, embedded IFE, IFC, IFE, IFEC, in-seat power, Intelsat, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, USB, USB-C Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, Seats & Cabin

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